Personal protective equipment
Justice Technology Information Center Annual Report 2019
Comparison of Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor Standards: Why You Should Wear 0101.06-Certified Armor
Fentanyl Contamination
FY20 Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium - Option Year 2
Fostering Innovation Across the U.S. Criminal System: Identifying Opportunities to Improve Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Fairness
National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
National Institute of Justice: Strengthening Science and Advancing Justice
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Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium
The Next Revision of the NIJ Performance Standard for Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor
NIJ Journal Issue No. 249
NIJ Journal Issue No. 254
Ballistic Body Armor: A Closer Look at the Follow-Up Inspection and Testing Program
NIJ Journal Issue No. 271
NIJ Journal Issue No. 280
The Role of Equipment Performance Standards in Correctional Settings
Legitimacy and Community Cooperation With Law Enforcement
Tom R. Tyler, chair of the New York University psychology department, describes research on profiling and community policing. His research found that citizens of all races show greater respect for law enforcement when they believe officers are treating them fairly. Even citizens who experienced a negative outcome getting a traffic ticket, for example showed higher levels of respect for and cooperation with law enforcement as long as they believed they were not being singled out unfairly.
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The Evaluation of NIJ by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences: NIJ's Response
The National Academies conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the National Institute of Justice. This panel provides an overview of the evaluation and NIJ's response to it. NIJ has accepted many of the recommendations in the NRC report, and you will learn what the agency is doing to implement them. A few of the recommendations were challenging and created considerable debate within NIJ. Plans to address these thorny issues also are discussed.
Equipment Testing Programs
Current and Future Research on Body Armor
Body Armor Performance Standards
Special Technical Committees: How They Are Changing NIJ's Standards Development Process
NIJ has established a new standards development process based on Special Technical Committees whose members include practitioners, scientists, researchers, subject matter experts, staff of test laboratories and major criminal justice stakeholder organizations, and representatives knowledgeable in standards development and conformity assessment. The members collaborate to develop the standard and ensure that practitioner needs are addressed.
Special Technical Committees: How They Are Changing NIJ's Standards Development Process
NIJ has established a new standards development process based on Special Technical Committees whose members include practitioners, scientists, researchers, subject matter experts, staff of test laboratories and major criminal justice stakeholder organizations, and representatives knowledgeable in standards development and conformity assessment. The members collaborate to develop the standard and ensure that practitioner needs are addressed.